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J. r. SINGLE, or PMNESVILLE, OHIO, (WiLmAM PETTIsIefLL,. A;oMI'NIs' i Tnlrron.)

Leners Pfam No. 78,241; dazed May 26,1868.-

IMPnovnMnnr In musixsite ron ninvssrino citarse;-

TO ALL WI-IOM IT MAY CONCERN': p

Be it known that I, J. F. SINGLE,'of Poinesrille, county of-Lake, and State of Ohio, have inventeda new and useful Implement for Harvesting Grapes; and I do hereby declare that the 4follpwing'isV a fullund exact description thereoi', reference being had toiithe'Vaccompanyingdruwings, in which-,- 't

Figure l1 is a top viewof the said implement. ,i

' Figure 2 represents the jaws of' the same, with portions of theshear edged, and serrated blades removed; to expose the elastic pads hereafter' mentioned; and; v

Figure a side'elevation, with n portion o`f; one of the jews removed, so as to show the brod inside `surface' of one of the said elastic.pads.' l

The same letters refer to like parts in all the drawings. y

vThisrinrention relates to an implement designed for the use of grape-growers, and is soarranged that the picker, with one hand only, citn sever the clusterfrorn 4the vine,A and hold-it by the same until deposited in the gatheringlbasket, his other hand beingat liberty to bo used for any-needed purpose, asholdingjor lifting up.

the vine-branches, steadying ,himself while 4reaching out or overhead, die., Sto.; besides, therhandling of the fruit ,is entirely avoided, a feature that will be appreciated bythe grapelgro'wer when harvesting the ne "and choice varieties forrtablc usc. Y Y l v i The following description will enable others to construct and use the same. y

A pairroi handles, c a, are constructed with jaws b, and are pivoted sb as 4to operate like forceps orpliers, as shown in g. ,1. The inside oi' the said jaws is constructed with dat surfaces, on each of which 'are secured, in any convenient manner, India-rubber orrother elastic'orl spring pads, as shown at a d, iig. 2.

`On the upper surfaces ofthe said jaws are secured two blades, one a shear-edged cutting-blade, o?, and the other a blade or plate, e,"provided with any numherof serrated projections, as exhibited Vin Eg. l.` Both are Y secured to the jaws by means of screws.4 The edge of the blade dis secured in position so as to pass entirely beyond the serrated projections of tbe other blade when the handles are closed, the pads a a being fully compressed. I

fis` a slotted stop-bar. It is screwed loosely to one of the handles, c, and a stoppin passed through the said slot in'to the other handle, as seen.;

The body of this-implement is of Vsuch form that it can be made of any hard wood, as beech, maple,&c.,

and will thus be light in the hand of' the operator. Itcan, however, be constructed of metal, if so'desired.

The formof the said described implement, itwill'he seen, is that of the foitcep's or pliers, this being the most compact, occupying the least room, softhat it can be readily inserted-between narrow spaces to reachhthe fruit; besides, 'the broad surfaces inside the jaws'adtnit of correspondingly broad pads, which will preseutlmore holding-surface tothe stem.

` l Pads of India `rnbber regard as the best,las this material is well adapted for theipeculiar hold and yieldsing elasticity required by the implement. V f Y i The operation o'f the above-described implement is thus: The jaws b b are ported by opening the handles .c c, said opening being limited by the setting of the stop-barf, so as `to prevent the `stem of the cluster from vslipping beyond the proper cutting-point ofthe blades d and e. It will be 'seen that the pads a a, by their elasticity,willbegn tahold lthe stem just before the cutting-bladeoperstes, andthat the `jaws retain' their hold of the cluster, afterthe stein is severed, until released by opening'the bundles.

The intention of the serrated blade e is to hold the stem irrmlyrwhile the cutterblade operates. `,This prol '.visioni a necessary one, as oftentimes the stem is Avrood'yuand tough, and would be apt to slide or slip along plain-edged blades. Y p

What Iclnim as my invention, und desire to secure by Letters Patentyisi i 1.. Constructing the described Implement in the manner of forceps 'or pliers, andvproviding the broad jaws .poses herein' set'forth."

' thereof with correspondingly bread parla of .cixslons, of an olgtstic nature, as Idiajubbe'r, so as to operate substantially in the maner and'fortlie'purp'oses herein specified.

2. I claim 'the shear-'eclgedljlade dan@ Seri-ated blade e, in combination with' the jaws b b' mid llantle c-c,

operating so as to sever the stem of the cluster-with certainty, as herein set fgrth.

3. I claim the combirmtioir f ther-.several ts of the dese-ibed implement; to wit,`pvlds a a, jews b, shear-.edged blade o3, serra-ted blade e, slotted stopllate f, and handles-0. c, allhranged' so' as to effect the-pur- Witnesses: Y

W'M.l lzriaztrmfmcaELL,l J. .PETTINGELL 

